The invasion of the northwestern Atlantic by the Indo-Pacific lionfish has developed
extraordinarily fast. In less than 30 years, lionfish have dramatically expanded their …

Abstract The Great Amazon Reef (GARS) is an extensive mesophotic reef ecosystem
between Brazil and the Caribbean. Despite being considered as one of the most important …

We seek to shed light on the recent controversy regarding the existence, vitality and extent of
the Great Amazon Reef System (GARS; see Francini-Filho et al., 2018). This elucidation is …

Sharks and batoids (Subclass Elasmobranchii) caught in the industrial fisheries off the Brazilian
North coast Page 1 Revista Nordestina de Biologia | ISSN: 2236-1480 Volume 27, número 1 …

Trawling is a controversial fishing method due to the perceived lack of selectivity of the net
and the resulting capture of a large quantity and diversity of non-target species. Here, we …

This study aimed to identify the teleost fish species sold in Bragança, a major fishing hub on
the north coast of Brazil. The COI gene analysis was performed for the identification of fish …

Non-native species can enter new habitats and ecosystems in a variety of ways. Suitable
ecological conditions must exist for non-native species to reproduce in newly colonized …

Brown shrimp (Penaeus subtilis) trawling in the northern coastal waters of Brazil is an
industrial fishing activity with a share in the international market and an important resource …

Ecological risk assessment (ERA) has been widely used to assess species' vulnerability to
the impacts of fishing and then to prioritize any additional management actions to reduce …

Resumo The North Coast of Brazil is a biogeographical area of the Exclusive Economic
Zone of Brazil that share environmental features with region under influence of the Plume of …